Big Brother 16 (American season)
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Big Brother 16 is the sixteenth season of the American reality television series Big Brother. The new season premiered on June 25, 2014 on CBS making it the earliest premiere date for a summer season Big Brother in the U.S.[1][2] It is the first season to be broadcast in high definition, the final television series to do so among the major broadcast networks (as Let's Make a Deal on CBS Daytime switched earlier in June 2014 for tapings set to air in September 2014).[3] The season premiere was a two-night event, with the premiere episode airing on June 25 and the next episode airing on June 26.[4] On August 4, 2014, it was announced that the 90-minute season finale would take place on September 24, 2014, after the season premiere of Survivor: San Juan del Sur, making it the longest season of Big Brother US to date.[5]
Season development
Big Brother 16 was officially announced on September 12, 2013, a week before the finale of Big Brother 15.[1] In March 2014, casting began with applicants being to able to apply online or attend open casting calls throughout the country.[6]
On May 19, 2014, CBS released a teaser commercial for Season 16 including small clips from past seasons, including diary room moments saying Big Brother famous phrases such as "Expect the Unexpected." A new commercial was released teasing a two-night "move-in event."[citation needed]
Big Brother 16 is the first ever season of the series to be broadcast in high definition. Plans to finally transition the show to HD were made as early as three years prior, but were hampered by logistical challenges due to the nature of Big Brother's format, the amount of video footage that would have to be stored and processed, the need to install HD-capable cameras, wiring and post-production equipment, along with enhancing the design of the house. Big Brother was the last primetime program and the second-to-last program across the five major networks (CBS daytime game show Let's Make a Deal, which began HD production for its 2014-2015 season earlier in June 2014, is the last) to still be broadcast in 4:3 standard definition. Producers also noted that the HD cameras would also give them a variety of new shots and angles to use in the production.[7]
Website The Hollywood Reporter interviewed house designer Scott Storey who revealed that the theme was "Urban Treehouse" saying: "This year’s theme is urban treehouse. A note from the network was that they wanted it to feel urban, young and playful and urban treehouse seemed like a perfect place to start".[8]
Press interviews were filmed on June 17 and the cast was announced on June 19.[9] The HouseGuests moved into the house on June 20, 2014.[10] The show premiered in two parts in two nights on June 25 and June 26, 2014. On the first episode, eight of the sixteen HouseGuests-- Amber, Cody, Devin, Donny, Frankie, Joey, Nicole and Paola-- were introduced, shown entering the house and took part in the first Head of Household competition of the season, while the second episode introduced the final eight HouseGuests who moved into the house and competed in the second Head of Household competition, while the Team America and Battle of the Block twists were revealed.[11]
Format
The format has changed slightly from previous seasons. The contestants, who are referred to as "HouseGuests," are sequestered in the Big Brother House with no contact to or from the outside world. Each week, the HouseGuests take part in several compulsory challenges that determine who will win food, luxuries and power in the House. The winner of the weekly Head of Household competition, who was formerly guaranteed safety, can now be overthrown thanks to a new competition called the "Battle of the Block." The two winners of the HoH competition each week will pick two nominees, who then go head-to-head in this competition. The winning team is guaranteed a week of safety and overthrows the HoH who nominated them. The HouseGuests nominated for eviction by the other HoH then become the official nominees for the week (this format remained until after Week 8, at which point the original format is reinstated). After a HouseGuest becomes HoH, he or she is ineligible to take part in the next HoH competition. HouseGuests usually also take part in weekly Have vs. Have-Not competitions in which they are divided into either the "Haves" or the "Have-Nots" depending on their performance in the competition. HouseGuests that become "Have-Nots" for the week have to eat "Big Brother slop" along with a weekly food restriction (chosen by the viewing public), take cold showers and sleep on cold beds in a freezer-like bedroom. The winner of the Power of Veto competition wins the right to revoke the nomination of one of the nominated HouseGuests. If the Veto winner uses this power, the HoH must immediately nominate another HouseGuest for eviction.
On eviction night, all HouseGuests except for the HoH (who is only allowed to vote in the event of a tie and must announce it in front of the other HouseGuests) and the nominees vote to evict one of the two nominees on the chopping block. This compulsory vote is conducted in the privacy of the Diary Room by the host and the HouseGuest. Unlike most other versions of Big Brother, the HouseGuests may discuss the nomination and eviction process openly and freely. The nominee with the greatest number of votes will be evicted from the House on the weekly live broadcast, exiting to an adjacent studio to be interviewed by Chen, after which the cycle begins again. HouseGuests may voluntarily leave the House at any time and those who break the rules may be expelled from the house by Big Brother, as was the case in Big Brother 14. The last nine evicted HouseGuests will vote for the winner on the season finale. These "Jury Members" will be sequestered in a separate house and will not be allowed to watch the show except for competitions and ceremonies that include all of the remaining HouseGuests. The jury members will not be shown any Diary Room interviews or any footage that may include strategy or details regarding nominations.
Twists
Battle of the Block
On June 18, 2014, Julie Chen announced a few twists on The Talk. In comparison to previous seasons of Big Brother which featured a single HoH, this season would involve two HoHs. Each HoH would have their own suite.[12] Each HoH would nominate two other HouseGuests for eviction, which also increases the total nominees to four, two more than the majority of other seasons. However, both HoHs would not be safe. A new competition entitled "Battle of the Block" features both pairs of nominees competing to win safety. The winning pair would be removed from the block, with the HoH who nominated them dethroned. The dethroned HoH would later be eligible to be nominated after the Power of Veto has been used, however the Battle of the Block winners are safe for the rest of the week, as is the HoH who remained HoH after the Battle of the Block.[13]
Team America
Host Julie Chen introduced "Team America" during the first premiere show. This twist involves three HouseGuests, chosen by public vote, who would form a secret alliance in the house and work together to perform secret missions throughout the season. For every successfully completed mission, each member of the Team would receive $5,000.[11] Before the season began, fans were asked to vote for which HouseGuest they would want to form an alliance with, based on short biographies written by the HouseGuests themselves. The HouseGuests with the most amount of votes would become the first member of "Team America," with the winner of this poll being revealed in the second premiere show.[11] Team America was adapted from the "America's Player" twist from Big Brother 8 and Big Brother 10.
On the second premiere show, Julie announced that Joey was voted by the viewers as the first member of Team America, and that the second member would be revealed on the first live show. On that live show, Joey was evicted and Donny was revealed as the new member of Team America. On the July 9, 2014 episode, it was announced that Derrick and Frankie would join Donny to complete the Team America alliance and the viewing audience was asked to vote between two tasks, one of which would be given to Team America as their first mission.
Task results
Joey was evicted before Team America's assembly was completed and thus received no tasks. Derrick, Donny and Frankie completed three tasks, earning $15,000 each.
| Task No. | Options | America's selection | Details | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Get two HouseGuests to kiss and then spread rumors that they are in a showmance B. Get three other HouseGuests to spread a rumor that someone in the game is related to a past HouseGuest |
Team America spread the rumor that Zach was related to Amanda Zuckerman from Big Brother 15. | Completed | ||
| A. Campaign to nominate someone they believe is a floater B. Campaign to nominate someone they believe is a physical threat |
Team America agreed that Amber was a physical threat; Frankie, as HoH, nominated Amber for eviction. | Completed | ||
| A. Hide a HouseGuest's personal items and convince him or her to publicly blame someone for doing it B. Play the role of puppet master and get two HouseGuests to have an argument at either the nomination ceremony or the Veto meeting |
Team America convinced Zach to publicly criticize Christine and Nicole during the nomination ceremony, but they chose not to argue with him. Team America then convinced Zach to publicly criticize Amber during the Veto meeting, but she, too, did not engage in the argument. | |||
| A. Vote against the majority of the house and then publicly accuse two people during the eviction fallout B. Get two members of Team America to become Heads of Household this week by winning it and/or convincing others to throw it |
Neither Donny nor Derrick decided to vote against the house; Frankie, as HoH, was not eligible to vote. | |||
| A. Work together to convince someone to go on the block as a pawn and then get them evicted B. Have each member of Team America create and name a fake side alliance with the person they trust the least |
Team America decided not to complete the mission because Donny was nominated. | |||
| A. Create a distraction by hiding a favorite piece of clothing from each of the HouseGuests, then organize a neighborhood watch program to keep it from happening again B. Weaken another player's game by keeping them awake for 24 hours straight |
After hiding a personal item from each HouseGuest, including themselves, Team America managed to start a neighborhood watch program for at least 24 hours. | |||
| Team America will create their own mission and America will vote on whether or not the mission was a success. | Team America decided to organize and put on a play parodying the evicted HouseGuests. America did not, however, vote on this mission as a success. |
Summary
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On Day 1, Julie introduced eight of the sixteen HouseGuests who moved into the house first. Upon entering the house, Paola and Devin made an eight-person alliance called "The Crazy 8's" against the others who would enter soon. Paola flirted with Cody to get him as an ally. Devin made a side alliance with Donny, calling themselves the "Double-Ds." The four girls formed an "El Cuatro" alliance after Amber and Paola were adamant about a female winning this season. Later, the eight HouseGuests competed in the first HoH competition: Go Fly a Kite. The goal was to balance on a rotating log while trying to keep a kite from crushing a sand castle. Frankie won and became the first HoH. Julie told the first eight HouseGuests that when the other eight arrived, another HoH would also reign and that neither HoH would be safe yet. Following this announcement, Julie informed the viewing public that three HouseGuests ("Team America") would be chosen by poll and given tasks by the American public. Upon the successful completion of each task, the Team America members would receive $5,000 apiece.
Later on Day 1, the remaining eight HouseGuests moved in. Julie called everyone into the backyard for the second group's HoH competition: Over the Coals. The goal was to be the last one to hold on to a large rotating stiff. The girls quickly fell, with Zach and Derrick soon following. Caleb won and became the second HoH. Julie informed the HouseGuests of how the dual-HoH twist would work: Frankie and Caleb would make separate nominations, meaning a total of four nominees on the block. Following the nominations, those four would compete as duos in the Battle of the Block competition. The duo that won the competition would be removed from the block and immune from being named the replacement nominee if the veto was used that week, whereas the HoH who nominated them would be dethroned and eligible to be the replacement nominee.
After the HoH rooms were revealed, Caleb and Frankie strategized. They decided to form an all-guy alliance with Devin, Derrick, Cody, and Zach called the "Bomb Squad." Elsewhere, Christine and Nicole hit it off and formed an alliance of their own. Wanting to balance out the all-male alliance and have the numbers on their side, Devin told Amber and Christine about the Bomb Squad and, without the alliance's supervision, made them members of the alliance, making his allies skeptical of his gameplay. They were also concerned with Devin's paranoia, after Devin suggested that Donny was an intimidating force to be reckoned with. Frankie thought it would be best to nominate the people who fell off first during the HoH competitions. Caleb and Frankie agreed to each nominate two people from the group they did not enter with to avoid bringing attention to themselves. During the nomination ceremony, Caleb made his nominations first: Donny and Paola. Despite having formed a bond with Victoria, Frankie nominated her along with Brittany for being the first two who fell during their HoH competition.
After the nomination ceremony, the four nominees participated in the first-ever "Battle of the Block" competition, called The Pouring 20s. The objective was for one person to swing and get water in a glass cup, then throw the water into another glass cup held by the other person; that person would swing backward to dump the water into a glass vase full of berries. The first duo to fill the vase and spill a berry would win immunity, come off the block, and dethrone the HoH who nominated them. Following Brittany and Victoria's win, Caleb became the first official HoH of the summer while Donny and Paola were on the chopping block. On Day 7, the first veto competition of the season, Miami Lice, took place. Cody, Victoria and Zach were picked to play. Only Donny and Zach spelled valid words, and Donny won the Power of Veto for spelling the longest word. He removed himself from the block, and Caleb named Joey as the replacement nominee. On Day 14, Joey became the first HouseGuest to be evicted from the house by a 13-0 vote.
Following Joey's eviction, the HOH competition called BB Rager was played. The object was to walk across a balance beam and carry six kegs to the other side. Amber was crowned the first HOH with seven girls competing, and Cody was originally crowned the second HOH with seven guys competing. However, after a review of the tape, it was determined that Cody had stepped off the beam and was disqualified. Devin was subsequently crowned the second HOH. That night, Devin and Amber received their HoH room and read their letters. Seeing his daughter's picture, Devin felt bad about his gameplay and apologized to Donny. He then held a house meeting telling everyone how he had falsely accused Donny and had forced Caleb to nominate him. Brittany realized that what Caleb had said about nominating those who fell first was a lie and said so. During a Bomb Squad chat, Frankie and Caleb told Devin that what he said had "thrown Caleb under the bus". They also informed him about what Brittany had said, which made her his prime target. At the nomination ceremony, Devin nominated Paola and Brittany. Then Amber nominated Hayden and Nicole. Before the Battle of the Block, Devin secretly asked Paola to throw the competition, vowing she would be safe. On Day 14, Hayden and Nicole competed against Paola and Brittany in the We Did What?! Battle of the Block competition. The nominees were asked a question, then shown a slideshow. Next they had to search for the answer in the slides. If a HouseGuest buzzed in with the correct answer, they scored a point for their team. After each round, the team who scored the point gave a distraction, such as beer goggles or a leaky beer helmet, to the other team. An incorrect answer resulted in the other team gaining a point, and their team receiving the distraction. The first team to four points won. Hayden and Nicole won the Battle of the Block, resulting in Amber being dethroned, Devin being the HOH for the week, and Brittany and Paola remaining on the block. Later in the week, Caleb revealed to Devin that the members of the Bomb Squad were planning on keeping Brittany over Paola, which caused Devin to have another house meeting where Zach admitted to wanting Devin out of the house. At the veto competition, called "Big Brother Galaxy", Zach, Derrick and Amber were chosen to compete, with Donny as the host. Devin won, and Brittany pleaded for him to use the veto on her, noting their similarities as being single parents. At the veto meeting, Devin removed Brittany and nominated Zach in her place. On Day 21, Paola was evicted from the house by a 10-2 vote.
Following Paola's eviction, HouseGuests played the HOH competition Underwater Polo, in which the goal was to knock a ball into the highest number slot, numbered 1-29, on the end of the field. Nicole and Derrick became the new HOHs with Nicole scoring a perfect 29 and Derrick scoring a 28. Nicole nominated Amber and Donny for eviction, and Derrick selected Caleb and Jocasta. Amber and Donny took on Caleb and Jocasta in the Abraca-BOB-ra Battle of the Block competition. In the competition, one HouseGuest ran across the yard to a bin containing puzzle pieces. Meanwhile, their partner was raised in the air next to their puzzle board. The first duo to complete their puzzle correctly and hit the button won the Battle of the Block, became immune from this week's eviction, made their HOH wear a frog costume for the rest of the week, and dethroned them. Donny and Amber prevailed, saved themselves for the week, made Nicole wear the frog costume, and left Caleb and Jocasta on the block with Derrick as the sole HOH for the week. At the "Tumblin' Dice" POV competition, Donny, Devin and Christine were chosen to compete. Jocasta, feeling ill from the Battle of the Block competition, sat out of the POV. Donny won and used the veto on Jocasta. Devin was named as the replacement nominee. On Day 28, Devin was evicted by an 11-0 vote.
Following Devin's eviction, on Day 28, the HouseGuests were paired (Amber and Zach, Victoria and Christine, Caleb and Nicole, Cody and Frankie, Donny and Hayden and Brittany and Jocasta) for the Deviled Eggs HOH competition. The goal was for the duos to maneuver an egg through chicken wire while passing it back and forth between partners. The first pair to collect 12 eggs was the winner. After a close race, Cody and Frankie edged out Brittany and Jocasta to win Head of Household. On Day 29, Frankie nominated Amber and Jocasta and Cody nominated Brittany and Victoria for eviction. The nominees then played in the Knight Moves Battle of the Block competition. All four women started in a different corner of a giant chess board. They then alternated moving like a knight in chess. When a space was landed on, the space was out of play and could not be landed on again. After Jocasta was eliminated, Amber beat Brittany and Victoria and won the Battle of the Block for her and Jocasta, took themselves off the block, guaranteed themselves safety for the week, dethroned Frankie, and left Brittany and Victoria on the block with Cody as the sole HOH for the week. On Day 30, Cody, Brittany and Victoria, along with Caleb, Nicole and Zach, competed in the BB Cup POV competition. Each round, every player controlled a robotic leg in order to kick a soccer ball into a sectioned, numbered soccer net. After everyone had kicked, the person with the lowest score was eliminated and claimed a prize. People eliminated in later rounds could either keep their prize or trade for an already revealed prize. In the end, Cody got penalty kicks to the butt, Brittany had to score 2400 soccer goals in 24 hours, Caleb won $5000, Zach claimed a Germany vacation, Nicole was forced to wear a Germitard for a week, and Victoria won the Power of Veto. When Caleb took the $5,000 over the Veto, Cody considered putting him up as a replacement nominee. However, on Day 33, Victoria used the Veto on herself, and Cody named Donny as the replacement nominee. On Day 35, Brittany was evicted by a 10-0 vote.
Following Brittany's eviction, HouseGuests participated in the HOH competition called Country Hits, where each person faced one another in pairs; the winner of each face-off picked the next pair to compete, and the loser was eliminated. The last two HouseGuests standing would both become the HOH. The object was to determine whether the subject of each song was either a previous Head of Household, Battle of the Block, or Power of Veto competition. Frankie became the first HOH after Derrick threw the competition out of respect for Frankie's grandfather passing away. After Zach and Christine (the last two HouseGuests standing) faced off against one another, Zach became the second HOH. On Day 36, Zach nominated Nicole and Christine for eviction, and Frankie nominated Jocasta and Victoria for eviction. Following the Nomination Ceremony, everyone went to the backyard for the Wedding Cake Take Battle of the Block competition, where Jocasta and Victoria and Nicole and Christine competed for safety. Nicole and Christine won the competition, dethroning Zach as Head of Household and left Jocasta and Victoria on the block with Frankie as the sole HOH for the week. In the Sheriff Deputy Power of Veto competition, the HouseGuests had to rock their hips to make the horse they were seated on gallop. Once the horse galloped back and forth sixty times, they would dismount and have 30 seconds to stack gold bars on top of a giant inverted horseshoe. If the 30 seconds of allotted time ran out, they would be eliminated, but they could re-enter by agreeing to eat slop. Jocasta was the only player who ran out of time, but she took the slop and still lost. Hayden won the POV and, with a plan to backdoor Amber in motion, used the veto on Victoria and Frankie put Amber up in her place. On Day 42, Amber was evicted by a unanimous 9-0 vote.
After Amber's eviction, the HouseGuests competed in the Getting Loopy competition. The HouseGuests saw clips of events that had occurred in the house. Julie asked questions based on those clips and they answered with either true or false. Anyone giving an incorrect answer was eliminated. Donny and Nicole became the new HoHs after a tie-breaker with Caleb, Derrick and Zach. Nicole planned on getting revenge for Amber's eviction by backdooring Frankie while Team America decided to carry out their missions without Donny. When talking to Donny, Caleb said he didn't want to be up next to Victoria. Zach tried to use reverse psychology on Nicole, but she nominated him alongside Jocasta. Donny nominated Caleb and Victoria. The nominated HouseGuests competed in the Domino Effect Battle of the Block competition. The objective was to build a trail of dominoes leading to a red buzzer and include three punishment dominoes of their choice which also had to be knocked down in order to win. If the last domino pushed the red buzzer, the winning duo would be safe and dethrone the HoH who nominated them. When Zach and Jocasta's falling dominoes did not hit the buzzer, Caleb and Victoria won, dethroning Donny from his HoH reign. In winning the competition, they chose to be on slop for the next two weeks, wear Adam and Eve costumes while being chained together for 48 hours and shave their hair (only Caleb had to shave). Christine, feeling like the third wheel between Nicole and Hayden, decided to tell Nicole a few fibs about Hayden which backfired, making Nicole not trust her anymore. Caleb, Victoria and Christine were picked to compete for veto. Each of the six played individually in BB Comics, a test where they "zip lined" past a comic studio wall to look at 16 new superhero comics based on the HouseGuests. The players then recreated the wall using a multitude of possible comic covers. The player who correctly arranged the comics in the shortest amount of time won the Veto. Everyone struggled with the multiple comics and the subtle differences between seemingly identical covers. Christine won the veto and, wanting to ensure that Zach would go home and not to rock the boat, decided to leave Nicole's nominations as they were. Caleb convinced the Detonators that Zach was a valuable "number" so they decided to keep him and target Nicole and Hayden for future elimination. On Day 49, Jocasta was evicted by a vote of 6-2, becoming the first member of the Jury.
Following Jocasta's eviction, the HouseGuests competed in the Mathcathlon HoH competition. Julie asked math questions based on events that took place in the house. The answer was either be more, less or exactly. A wrong answer meant elimination. In round 3, Caleb and Christine were the last remaining two. After the next round, Caleb was crowned the second HoH of the week. He nominated Hayden and Donny for eviction. Victoria, Zach and Christine were picked to play in the live veto competition. The HouseGuests competed in the Best of Duck Power of Veto competition. The HouseGuests raced down their lane to the ball pit to search for a rubber ducky, bringing back one at a time for a total of 3 and hitting the buzzer. Donny won the POV and took himself off the block. Caleb nominated Nicole in his place. In a blindside, Hayden was evicted by a 5-2 vote, becoming the second member of the Jury.
Following Hayden's eviction, it became clear to Frankie that he was losing support in the house. He decided to tell his secret about his famous sister, Ariana Grande. Nicole and Christine won the BB Tourn-eye-ment HOH competition. At the Nomination Ceremony, Nicole nominated Caleb and Frankie, with Frankie being her target. Caleb asked to be nominated so he could throw the Battle of the Block in an attempt to backdoor Frankie. Christine nominated Zach and Donny for eviction. At the Battle of the Block competition Moving the Chain, Caleb, saying he would not help Frankie, sat down along the sidelines, as he, along with Nicole, believed Frankie was responsible for Amber's eviction. In this competition, the duos had to work together ten times to maneuver a ball sitting on a ledge to roll into designated holes by moving chains. The winners got to go on a tailgating trip, the Dallas Cowboys Experience with the official HoH of the week. Zach and Donny started out well, but in the end, Frankie single-handedly won the POV, with no help from Caleb, dethroning Nicole and making Christine the official HoH for the week all in one fell swoop, leaving Zach and Donny on the block, with Zach the new official target of the week. The veto competition featured a waterfall and a giant penguin. In a musical-chairs type set-up, participants had to retrieve drink cards named after the HouseGuest that the penguin called out. Zach won and took himself off the block. Rather than face the anger of the Detonators, Christine put up Nicole as a replacement nominee. On Day 56, Nicole was evicted by a unanimous 6-0 vote, becoming the third member of the Jury.
Following Nicole's eviction, Derrick and Frankie won the next HoH competition. With the Battle Of The Block upcoming and the fact that the Bomb Squad members had decided to leave Victoria safe (as she remains the only HouseGuest who had yet to win anything), they needed two volunteers to go on the block. With nobody willing to volunteer, they drew Skittles out of a hat to determine the nominations. Christine was drawn to go on the block with Donny as Derrick's nominations, with Caleb and Cody going up as Frankie's. On Day 57, in the Battle of the Block competition, the players entered the Big Black Box and searched for five bones that were then placed in a scoreboard on the wall. Christine's plan to throw the competition, similar to Caleb's in a failed attempt to backdoor Frankie the previous week, failed when Donny located all five bones on his own, winning the competition and ensuring safety for the week for himself and Christine, dethroning Derrick, making Frankie the official HOH for the week and leaving Caleb and Cody on the block. Zingbot 3000 made a return and brought Kathy Griffin with him. That same day, Frankie won the POV. Frankie used the Veto on Caleb in an attempt to mend fences with him after Amber's eviction and the Detonators' plan to backdoor Zach and bring "Team Zankie" to an end was put into motion after Frankie nominated Zach as Caleb's replacement. On Day 63, Zach was evicted by a unanimous 5-0 vote, becoming the fourth member of the Jury. Julie revealed to the HouseGuests that as of Week 9, there would no longer be a dual HoH and, accordingly, no Battle of the Block.
Following Zach's eviction, Nicole, Hayden, Jocasta and Zach, who was evicted moments earlier, returned to the house and competed in BB Boxing, a competition where one of them would win the right to come back into the game. By a single disk, Nicole won and was given a second chance to win $500,000. The remaining eight HouseGuests competed in the Punching for Days Head of Household competition, where they had to identify the dates of various BB occurrences. After six rounds of competition, Cody was declared the first sole HoH of the season. On Day 64, Donny and Nicole were nominated for eviction.[14] That same day, HouseGuests competed in the BBB Scorpion Power of Veto competition. HouseGuests were asked to guess how many of a certain item there were in a set and were rewarded with a security clearance ticket if they stayed rather than fold. The first HouseGuest to obtain three movie tickets was the winner, which was Cody.[14] A plan was discussed to backdoor Frankie, but Derrick convinced Cody that it would be a poor game move, so Cody chose to take Derrick's advice to heart and not to use the Power of Veto.[14] On Day 70, Donny was evicted in a unanimous 5-0 vote, becoming the fourth official member of the Jury after Nicole returned to the game.
Following Donny's eviction, Caleb became HoH for the third time this season. On Day 71, he put Christine and Nicole on the block. That same day, Christine won the POV.
HouseGuests
Top: (from left to right) Paola, Joey, Devin, Nicole, Cody, Derrick, Christine, Hayden, Jocasta
Bottom: (from left to right) Victoria, Caleb, Frankie, Amber, Zach, Brittany, Donny
| Name | Age on entry | Occupation | Residence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amber Borzotra | 26 | Esthetician | North Hollywood, California |
| Brittany Martinez | 29 | Event coordinator | Torrance, California |
| Caleb Reynolds | 26 | Adventure hunting guide | Hopkinsville, Kentucky |
| Christine Brecht | 23 | Barista | Tucson, Arizona |
| Cody Calafiore | 23 | Sales account executive | Howell, New Jersey |
| Derrick Levasseur | 30 | Police sergeant | Providence, Rhode Island |
| Devin Shepherd | 26 | Motorcycle sales manager | San Antonio, Texas |
| Donny Thompson | 42 | Groundskeeper | Albemarle, North Carolina |
| Frankie Grande | 31 | YouTube personality | New York, New York |
| Hayden Voss | 21 | Pedicab driver | Long Beach, California |
| Jocasta Odom | 33 | Minister | Lovejoy, Georgia |
| Joey Van Pelt | 27 | Make-up artist | Seattle, Washington |
| Nicole Franzel | 21 | Nursing graduate | Ubly, Michigan |
| Paola Shea | 27 | DJ | Astoria, New York |
| Victoria Rafaeli | 22 | Photographer | Weston, Florida |
| Zach Rance | 23 | College graduate | Palm Beach, Florida |
Have-Nots
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Have-Nots | Brittany, Cody, Hayden, Joey |
Brittany, Derrick, Victoria, Zach |
Amber, Caleb, Devin, Hayden |
none | Caleb, Christine, Derrick, Nicole |
Cody, Frankie, Hayden |
Donny, Zach |
Christine, Victoria |
Donny, Nicole |
Derrick, Nicole |
none | none | none |
Voting history
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Eviction votes received | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 42 | Day 49 | Day 70 | Day 77 | Day 97 | Finale | |||||||||||||
| Head(s) of Household |
Caleb | Cody | Caleb | (none) | ||||||||||||||
| Caleb | Devin | Derrick | Cody | Frankie | Nicole | Christine | Frankie | |||||||||||
| Nominations (pre-veto) |
Brittany Victoria |
Hayden Nicole |
Amber Donny |
Amber Jocasta |
Christine Nicole |
Caleb Victoria |
Donny Hayden |
Caleb Frankie |
Christine Donny |
Donny Nicole |
Christine Nicole |
|||||||
| Donny Paola |
Brittany Paola |
Caleb Jocasta |
Brittany Victoria |
Jocasta Victoria |
Jocasta Zach |
Donny Zach |
Caleb Cody | |||||||||||
| Battle of the Block Winners |
Brittany Victoria |
Hayden Nicole |
Amber Donny |
Amber Jocasta |
Christine Nicole |
Caleb Victoria |
(none) | Caleb Frankie |
Christine Donny |
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| Veto Winner | Donny | Devin | Donny | Victoria | Hayden | Christine | Donny | Zach | Frankie | Cody | Christine | (none) | ||||||
| Nominations (post-veto) |
Joey Paola |
Paola Zach |
Caleb Devin |
Brittany Donny |
Amber Jocasta |
Jocasta Zach |
Hayden Nicole |
Donny Nicole |
Cody Zach |
Donny Nicole |
Nicole Victoria |
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| Caleb | Head of Household |
Paola | Nominated | Brittany | Amber | Jocasta | Head of Household |
Nicole | Zach | Donny | Head of Household |
0 | ||||||
| Christine | Joey | Paola | Devin | Brittany | Amber | Jocasta | Hayden | Head of Household |
Zach | Donny | Nominated | |||||||
| Cody | Joey | Paola | Devin | Head of Household |
Amber | Jocasta | Nicole | Nicole | Nominated | Head of Household |
0 | |||||||
| Derrick | Joey | Paola | Head of Household |
Brittany | Amber | Jocasta | Hayden | Nicole | Zach | Donny | ||||||||
| Frankie | Joey | Paola | Devin | Brittany | Head of Household |
Jocasta | Hayden | Nicole | Head of Household |
Donny | ||||||||
| Nicole | Joey | Paola | Devin | Brittany | Amber | Head of Household |
Nominated | Nominated | Evicted (Day 56) |
Nominated | Nominated | 8 | ||||||
| Victoria | Joey | Paola | Devin | Brittany | Amber | Jocasta | Hayden | Nicole | Zach | Donny | 0 | |||||||
| Donny | Joey | Zach | Devin | Nominated | Amber | Zach | Nicole | Nominated | Zach | Nominated | Evicted (Day 70) |
Jury Member |
5 | |||||
| Zach | Joey | Nominated | Devin | Brittany | Amber | Nominated | Hayden | Nicole | Nominated | Evicted (Day 63) |
Jury Member |
9 | ||||||
| Hayden | Joey | Paola | Devin | Brittany | Amber | Zach | Nominated | Evicted (Day 49) |
Jury Member |
5 | ||||||||
| Jocasta | Joey | Zach | Devin | Brittany | Nominated | Nominated | Evicted (Day 49) |
Jury Member |
6 | |||||||||
| Amber | Joey | Paola | Devin | Brittany | Nominated | Evicted (Day 42) |
9 | |||||||||||
| Brittany | Joey | Paola | Devin | Nominated | Evicted (Day 35) |
10 | ||||||||||||
| Devin | Joey | Head of Household |
Nominated | Evicted (Day 28) |
11 | |||||||||||||
| Paola | Nominated | Nominated | Evicted (Day 21) |
10 | ||||||||||||||
| Joey | Nominated | Evicted (Day 14) |
13 | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | 1 | 1, 2 | 1 | 1, 3 | 3 | 1 | 4, 5 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Evicted | Joey 13 of 13 votes to evict |
Paola 10 of 12 votes to evict |
Devin 11 of 11 votes to evict |
Brittany 10 of 10 votes to evict |
Amber 9 of 9 votes to evict |
Jocasta 6 of 8 votes to evict |
Hayden 5 of 7 votes to evict |
Nicole 6 of 6 votes to evict |
Zach 5 of 5 votes to evict |
Nicole Won re-entry into game |
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| Donny 5 of 5 votes to evict |
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Notes
- ^Note 1 : These HouseGuests won the "Battle of the Block" competition, therefore securing immunity for the week and dethroning the HoH who nominated them.
- ^Note 2 : Cody was initially announced as the winner of the second HoH competition for Week 2, but Devin was subsequently declared the winner after a review of the footage showed Cody committing a foul.
- ^Note 3 : Week 6 was a double eviction week. Following the first eviction, the remaining HouseGuests played a week's worth of game-- including HoH and Veto competitions and Nomination, Veto and Eviction ceremonies-- during the remainder of the live show, culminating in a second eviction for the week. Due to time constraints, this round only featured one HoH and no Battle of the Block.
- ^Note 4 : After the Week 8 eviction, the first four jurors-- Jocasta, Hayden, Nicole and Zach-- competed for an opportunity to come back into the game. The juror who won the competition would return to the game as if they were never evicted; Nicole won and returned to the game on Day 63.
- ^Note 5 : Beginning in Week 9, both the dual HoH and Battle of the Block twists were removed from the game. This means there would only be one HoH and two HouseGuests nominated for eviction each week.
- ^Note 6 : Week 10 was also a double eviction week. Following the first eviction, the remaining HouseGuests played a week's worth of game-- including HoH and Veto competitions and Nomination, Veto and Eviction ceremonies-- during the remainder of the live show, culminating in a second eviction for the week.
Reception
Viewing figures
| # | Air Date | United States | Source | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18–49 (rating/share) |
Viewers (millions) |
Rank (timeslot) |
Rank (night) | |||
| 1 | Wednesday, June 25 | 2.3/9 | 6.71 | 1 | 1 | [15] |
| 2 | Thursday, June 26 | 2.3/8 | 6.56 | 1 | 1 | [16] |
| 3 | Sunday, June 29 | 1.8/6 | 5.68 | 1 | 1 | [17] |
| 4 | Wednesday, July 2 | 1.8/7 | 5.67 | 2 | 2 | [18] |
| 5 | Thursday, July 3 | 1.6/6 | 4.83 | 1 | 2 | [19] |
| 6 | Sunday, July 6 | 1.9/7 | 6.01 | 1 | 2 | [20] |
| 7 | Wednesday, July 9 | 1.9/7 | 6.03 | 1 | 3 | [21] |
| 8 | Thursday, July 10 | 2.1/7 | 6.20 | 1 | 2 | [22] |
| 9 | Sunday, July 13 | 2.2/7 | 6.63 | 1 | 2 | [23] |
| 10 | Wednesday, July 16 | 2.1/8 | 6.22 | 1 | 2 | [24] |
| 11 | Thursday, July 17 | 2.2/8 | 6.11 | 1 | 2 | [25] |
| 12 | Sunday, July 20 | 2.2/8 | 6.27 | 1 | 2 | [26] |
| 13 | Wednesday, July 23 | 2.3/9 | 6.59 | 2 | 2 | [27] |
| 14 | Thursday, July 24 | 2.1/7 | 6.40 | 1 | 1 | [28] |
| 15 | Sunday, July 27 | 2.2/6 | 6.43 | 1 | 3 | [29] |
| 16 | Wednesday, July 30 | 2.3/9 | 6.50 | 1 | 2 | [30] |
| 17 | Thursday, July 31 | 2.2/7 | 6.29 | 1 | 2 | [31] |
| 181 | Sunday, August 3 | 2.0/7 | 6.58 | 2 | 3 | [32] |
| 19 | Wednesday, August 6 | 2.2/8 | 6.49 | 1 | 2 | [33] |
| 20 | Thursday, August 7 | 2.3/8 | 6.54 | 1 | 1 | [34] |
| 212 | Sunday, August 10 | 2.0/6 | 5.93 | 1 | 3 | [35] |
| 22 | Wednesday, August 13 | 2.1/8 | 6.65 | 1 | 1 | [36] |
| 23 | Thursday, August 14 | 2.2/7 | 6.44 | 1 | 1 | [37] |
| 24 | Sunday, August 17 | 2.2/7 | 6.81 | 1 | 1 | [38] |
| 25 | Wednesday, August 20 | 2.3/9 | 6.64 | 1 | 1 | [39] |
| 26 | Thursday, August 21 | 2.3/8 | 6.60 | 1 | 1 | [40] |
| 27 | Sunday, August 24 | 2.5/8 | 7.24 | 1 | 1 | [41] |
| 28 | Wednesday, August 27 | 2.3/9 | 6.88 | 1 | 1 | [42] |
| 29 | Thursday, August 28 | 2.5/8 | 7.50 | 1 | 1 | [43] |
- ^Note 1 : Episode 18 was delayed by 8 minutes due to live golf coverage.
- ^Note 2 : Episode 21 was delayed by 2 hours due to live golf coverage.
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